GrahamH Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 He was on loan was he not?Yes, from Everton IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Did he not mean Pearson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellowell Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Pearson was sold certainly not on loan but only a contract till end of December as far as I know as that's there season finished and next 1 not until October next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38381665 Jutkiewicz bought by Birmingham for £1m The 27-year-old had failed to score in 35 appearances for Burnley £1m for a guy that didn’t score once in 35 appearances. This alone describes the money gulf between us and them. If player playing for an SPFL Premier club hadn’t scored in 35 appearances, he would now be plying his trade in the lower leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Did he not mean Pearson? Oh aye - my mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 £1m for a guy that didn’t score once in 35 appearances. This alone describes the money gulf between us and them. If player playing for an SPFL Premier club hadn’t scored in 35 appearances, he would now be plying his trade in the lower leagues. Burnley were in the Premiership when he first signed for them and he's now in the Championship so he is in the lower leagues. Also, he's been on loan to Birmingham since the end of August and scored 6 goals so they're spending £1m based on that,not on his record at Burnley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 he's been on loan to Birmingham since the end of August and scored 6 goals so they're spending £1m based on that,not on his record at Burnley. Ah got you. I don’t watch much English football, so I had assumed they had payed £1m despite him not scoring any goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think he's well proven in the Championship in England, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgey Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 He was a standout player and scored a good goal for the brum on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I think he's well proven in the Championship in England, but I could be wrong. He's blown a bit hot and cold. Since he signed for Middlesborough (for 1.3 million in Jan 2012), he's played 89 league games total for 4 clubs, and scored 24 goals. Done much better in the lower division than he did in the EPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettywulliegrew-2 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I see Chris Humphrey has been released by Preston by mutual consent ..........free to sign when transfer window opens 1st Jan http://bbc.in/2hCL6Bi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Humphrey signing for Hibs by the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgey Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I don't believe anything that's written in the scum. Unfortunately, whether we wanted Humphrey or not, I doubt we will be able to afford him. Dempster will be getting rather desperate to win that league as given the money spent so far, further failure would surely mean getting her jotters. Besides, I don't recall Chris Humphrey being universally loved first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I'm not sure about Dempster getting her jotters, but with the extra money on offer in the top flight next season I'm not surprised Hibs want a slice. It's also why I said that Pearson to Hibs would not surprise me in the slightest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I think Humphrey was loved, but he has half the ability fo Ainsworth, twice the heart and determination though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I think Humphrey was loved, but he has half the ability fo Ainsworth, twice the heart and determination though. Ainsworth definitely had more ability, but your point arguably says more about the worst of Ainsworth than the best of Humphrey (if that makes any sense?). I wonder if he still has his pace? ('Cos he had fuck all else!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I know what you mean, but that's mad harsh on the Humph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Put Ainsworth in the team Humphrey played in and he would look a lot better. We've been constantly toiling during his four seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Skip to 1.15. If he's still as quick as that then sign him up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I know what you mean, but that's mad harsh on the Humph. Probably a bit, and to be fair to Humphrey, his pace scared the shit out of teams, I often thought his worst games, where he was completely anonymous were generally Jamie Murphys best games, as teams were doubling up on Humphrey and giviving Murphy acres of space. So he probably did "take one for the team" more than we appreciated at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 More revisionism in here than Doanld Trump's twitter feed. Don't forget to tip your waitress. Safe trip home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Humphrey - I'll pass thanks. 1 good cross in 10. When the other teams got wise to his pace he was largely anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 His pace was mostly gone by the time he left anyway. That video is against Vigurs so it's deceptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 I agree that his pace was on the wain but I think he improved massively as a player in his four (I think) seasons here. In the end though he was more a hard worker than anything else and I don't see what he would bring us anything that Cadden can't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 I agree that his pace was on the wain but I think he improved massively as a player in his four (I think) seasons here. Definitely. He was a headless chicken in his first season. If you combined the ability of his final season and the pace when he arrived you'd have some player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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